2 New Books (!!) and 5 Fun Things…

Today is Z’s last day of first grade. I can’t believe she will be a second grader, the grade I … More

Book Review: A Quranic Odyssey

Author Umm Muhemmed wrote this enlightening book, A Quranic Odyssey. The book is illustrated by Azra Momin and is written for an … More

This summer I haven’t strung my words together just so. Rather than write, I peruse blogs of mothers who have … More

12 Beautiful Things I’ve Enjoyed: Video: Japanese high schoolers seeing a chick hatch outside its egg. Mind boggling! Do you dream … More

Recently I got the chance to ride my bicycle again after quite some time, meaning many months. I used to … More

Last year, I was inspired by blogger Erin Loechner, who instead of writing resolutions wrote non-goals in 2015 and 2016. Gentle ways … More

I’m still learning the ways of the publishing world since I’m a first-time author. I always get a thrill of … More

“It’s lunchtime again – Brian’s least favorite part of the day. Another twenty l-o-n-g minutes of kids talking and laughing … More

“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just … More

I’ve been reading lots of chapter books lately. Classics and New books and books on book lists and books full … More